Dyrham Park Country Club And Stable Block

This is a country house, now a country club, dating from circa 1800-1810, representing a rebuilding of an earlier structure, with extensions added. It was extensively remodelled in the early 20th century for John Trotter. The building is primarily stuccoed brick with a slate hipped roof. It is a large Neoclassical villa, two storeys and an attic in height.

The main front has seven bays arranged as 2:3:2. A substantial tetrastyle Tuscan portico dominates the centre, featuring an oculus within a deep, eaved projecting pediment. Pilasters connect the portico to the front wall. A continuous plinth runs along the base. The central entrance is a glazed door with scrolled brackets, topped by a dentil and mutule architrave. The ground floor has glazing bar sashes, while the first floor has casements set within deep reveals with moulded architraves. A continuous plat band is positioned at the first floor sill level, with guttae projecting below this band. The roof has a shallow pitch and deep eaves with cement-rendered stacks.

The left return features nine bays, with the central three bays projecting slightly under a similar pediment. The ground floor has French windows, and to the right, three glazing bar sashes are present. Architraves are similar to the front elevation, but without guttae. The garden front exhibits seven bays and a full-height, semi-circular, three-bay bow window at the centre. A cast-iron balcony is attached to the left-hand first-floor window. To the right of the front, a five-bay painted brick extension, set back slightly, is visible. This extension has 16-pane glazing bar sashes under rubbed brick heads. A hood shelters the central entrance, which has a panelled door. Five sashed dormers, each with a cambered top, are incorporated into the roof. Deep eaves and a coped parapet are found on the right side. Two further single-storey extensions extend to the right, with one of painted brick featuring sashes and a hood over an entrance bay.

A 19th-century stable block, also of brick and slate construction, is linked to these extensions. The inner yard showcases round arched openings. The stable block shares deep eaves and a low-pitched roof similar to the main house, punctuated by three cubic roof lights. A north wing has been converted and stuccoed.

The interior includes an entrance hall leading to a central staircase hall, dating from circa 1830-1840. A passage runs to the left, and a dog-leg staircase is positioned at the far end. The upper level of the hall has Ionic pilasters and a gallery over the passage to the left. An early to mid-18th century secondary staircase is located at the front, to the right of the entrance, featuring turned balusters and a moulded, ramped handrail.